Pierre Ferracci, president of Paris FC, purchased by the powerful Arnault family with a minority stake in Red Bull, has denied Jurgen Klopp‘s arrival on the bench. But only for now: “I respect him a lot, we will learn a lot from him. And he will be our coach the day we are in the Champions League…”
Paris has a new football superpower, the Paris FC who is ready to challenge the Paris Saint-Germain which has dominated the scene in France for several years and was currently the only reality under the Eiffel Tower in representing the capital at the highest levels. The powerful Arnault family has made official the purchase of the club which currently plays in the French second division but will not do so for a very short time. The declared objective is only one, to reach Ligue 1 and open the doors of Paradise, dreaming of Europe: “We will get to the Champions League and at that point yes, Jurgen Klopp could coach us.”
Paris FC and the link with Klopp, new Global Head Soccer Red Bull
The Arnaults are known for creating the luxury empire under the prestigious LVMH brand and have formed a commercial tie-up with energy drinks giant Red Bull which has entered the deal and will have a minority stake. The same Austrian club that signed Jurgen Klopp in recent days, free from football commitments and now become Global Head of Soccer. The German coach will supervise the entire scouting staff at an international level, offering his experience at the service of coach training. And that’s why his name resounded as a new solution on the bench of Paris FCimmediately denied. At the moment.
The club’s statement and statements about Klopp at Paris FC
“The history and evolution of Paris FC embody a whole other aspect of football in the capital. With the arrival of Agache as the club’s majority shareholder, the club will take on a new dimension with new objectives and success criteria.” we read in the official press release which opens up to new scenarios full of expectations for the Parisian club. Previous to the public statements of President Pierre Ferracci on the possibility of seeing Jürgen Klopp appointed as PFC’s new manager: “No, he won’t be the coach… Well, not for the moment… but the day we are in the Champions League… In any case, we will learn a lot from Klopp, he is a person I respect. Now whoever is there is already doing an excellent job”
